Russian Air Defense Forces Intercept 26 Drones Over Crimea, Kuban and Border Regions Overnight

08:57; 20 March 2026 year

### Russian Air Defense Forces Intercept 26 Drones Over Southern Regions On the night of March 20, Russian air defense forces successfully repelled an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft type, neutralizing a total of 26 aerial targets. The majority of drones were intercepted over Krasnodar Krai (a region in southern Russia), where 14 UAVs were eliminated. Another six drones were shot down over the Black Sea. According to military reports, two drones each were destroyed over Belgorod Oblast and the Republic of Crimea. Single targets were neutralized in the airspace of Bryansk and Rostov regions. Emergency and operational services are currently working at the sites of drone crashes.

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